Havana/A fire originated in the El Refugio bar, from Yaguajay (Sancti Spíritus), quickly devoured the historic local at the corner of Meneses street, currently leased, and extended to the five adjacent homes.
The official press differs from the witnesses of the witnesses by stating that the “rapid and efficient performance of the firefighters” prevented the fire from going to more. Some neighbors have affirmed that, although the teams arrived quickly, the shortage of water made it necessary to ask for reinforcements from Caibarién, the nearest municipality, to 35 kilometers, and Sancti Spíritus, to 53.
The causes are being investigated according to the provincial newspaper Escambrayalthough some communicators have stated on social networks that unofficial sources point to a failure in an electric switch. The journalist of Las Américas Diario (Miami) Carlos Armando Cabrera has affirmed that, according to his sources, there are rumors that attribute to an adjustment of accounts the origin of the fire.
The fire began at around 10 at night, when the premises, which since 2023 worked under private management with the name of El Rubio, was open and expanded to a house that was previously the municipal optics, as well as other homes located in the quarter -type structure. The neighbors joined the military and firefighters to cooperate in extinction tasks, but after an hour and a half, the flames were still very active.
Although victims have not been reported in the incident, spontaneous calls have already been launched on social networks to make donations to the residents in the razed houses, who have lost everything.
